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...Jeff Tweedy and the band seem to be announcing a realization of identity, defining their sound at an intersection of styles that they previously employed seperately. Unusually, this solid album opens with its weakest track: “Wilco (the Song)” is a forced joke that falls flat. After this misstep, however, the album proves to be a consistently enjoyable listen. Wilco’s two previous releases, 2004’s “A Ghost is Born” and 2007’s “Sky Blue Sky” alternately displayed...

Author: By Keshava D. Guha, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Wilco | 9/4/2009 | See Source »

...engagement is accepted by to address a conference of global investors in Hong Kong, but it's not till Sept. 23, so there's still plenty of time to cancel and deny having known anything about it, especially since the invitation is believed to be something of a practical joke on • Vanity Fair article by father of grandchild of contains dozens of juicy tidbits about while simultaneously confirming the imbecility of the author...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: This Preposterous Week! Paul Slansky's News Index | 9/4/2009 | See Source »

...Harvard for 25 years—continued to advise dissertations and produce scholarly works years after her diagnosis, according to Pollack-Johnson. “Her productivity was incredible...The blessing was that her mind was always as sharp as a tack until the very end. She was telling jokes and making literary references,” Pollack-Johnson said. “It took long to figure out what the joke was, but she was as brilliant as ever.” Former student Lili P. Porten called her dissertation adviser a “truly beloved?...

Author: By Esther I. Yi, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Literary Luminary Passes Away | 9/2/2009 | See Source »

...their college years. Eighty-four Harvard students utilized the Harvard Office of Sexual Prevention and Response after being raped, sexually assaulted, or experiencing relationship violence in the 2007-2008 academic year. The statistics are staggering and the problem heartbreaking. Sex Signals trivializes this issue by treating it like a joke...

Author: By Caleb L. Weatherl | Title: The Wrong Signals | 9/2/2009 | See Source »

...mother embarrassed me every day, it felt like, with her assertiveness. Anytime she spoke up for herself, I wanted to throw myself under a bus. It took years, but I finally realized that my own ability to assert my needs had come from watching her. I joke with parents and say, Embarrass your daughters as often as you can - you are giving them a real script to use when they are ready to use it. My No. 1 advice to moms is, What picture does your daughter see when she looks at you? Does she see a woman...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: When Being a Good Girl Is Bad | 8/31/2009 | See Source »

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